Comments on: Can anybody help me out with some CAD work? https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26307 podrock Fri, 23 Aug 2013 03:48:16 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26307 Five years for registry chaos seems about normal, in my observation. Five years for registry chaos seems about normal, in my observation.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26303 RobVG Fri, 23 Aug 2013 02:39:46 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26303 Got a new puppy two months ago. She's starting to chew everything. I just ordered a new transformer/cable tonight, should get here next week. After 5 years on the internet, my Toshiba Netbook has slowed to a crawl. Things freeze, buttons are unclickable and sometimes you can't even pull up the task manager to shut programs down. I found out that there's a hidden recovery partition and I can use it to wipe the system clean. Hope it works or I won't be here as much. Got a new puppy two months ago. She’s starting to chew everything. I just ordered a new transformer/cable tonight, should get here next week.

After 5 years on the internet, my Toshiba Netbook has slowed to a crawl. Things freeze, buttons are unclickable and sometimes you can’t even pull up the task manager to shut programs down.

I found out that there’s a hidden recovery partition and I can use it to wipe the system clean. Hope it works or I won’t be here as much.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26260 podrock Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:00:02 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26260 See you then. See you then.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26259 RobVG Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:53:44 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26259 Negative. I'm having computer issues but would really like the help. I'll be back. n/t Negative. I’m having computer issues but would really like the help. I’ll be back. n/t

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26252 podrock Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:43:39 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26252 can you get the part drawing from the manufacturer? Either paper or cad file (.dwg)? can you get the part drawing from the manufacturer? Either paper or cad file (.dwg)?

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26251 podrock Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:37:27 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26251 http://www.sketchup.com/ Try SketchUp, the free version should get you started, if you need help with dynamic components, I've got the pro version. Be sure to check their model warehouse, there's always a chance someone has modeled that part already. Go ahead and upload a sketch with dims here. If I've some free time, I might could draw it up for you. http://www.sketchup.com/

Try SketchUp, the free version should get you started, if you need help with dynamic components, I’ve got the pro version.

Be sure to check their model warehouse, there’s always a chance someone has modeled that part already.

Go ahead and upload a sketch with dims here. If I’ve some free time, I might could draw it up for you.

]]> By: FrankC https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26248 FrankC Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:36:13 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26248 and a bounder as well, I suspect and a bounder as well, I suspect

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26247 RobVG Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:19:18 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26247 It's up to me to make it work. I need to cut off the hydraulic cylinder mounts to move the cylinder up the "stick". I'll also have to fabricate longer linkages to accommodate the move. It'll be a bitch but it has to be done. I'll try to post pics on the progress. Thanks. It’s up to me to make it work. I need to cut off the hydraulic cylinder mounts to move the cylinder up the “stick”. I’ll also have to fabricate longer linkages to accommodate the move. It’ll be a bitch but it has to be done. I’ll try to post pics on the progress.

Thanks.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26246 bowser Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:09:07 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26246 Google images search "excavator", "bucket" and "thumb" comes up with a lot of buckets, and you could get some ideas from that. It looks to me as if that bucket is as open as it will get. And I suspect you'd be better off buying a bucket that does what you'd like rather than trying build new brackets and cylinder attachments. If that's not feasible, I'd find one that does what you want and copy it. Google images search “excavator”, “bucket” and “thumb” comes up with a lot of buckets, and you could get some ideas from that.

It looks to me as if that bucket is as open as it will get. And I suspect you’d be better off buying a bucket that does what you’d like rather than trying build new brackets and cylinder attachments.

If that’s not feasible, I’d find one that does what you want and copy it.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2013/08/19/can-anybody-help-me-out-with-some-cad-work/#comment-26245 RobVG Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:02:18 +0000 http://habitablezone.net/?p=36850#comment-26245 It one of those things: "We bought it, it doesn't work, they can't fix it, "you" make it work. n/t It one of those things: “We bought it, it doesn’t work, they can’t fix it, “you” make it work. n/t

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